In Korea with Marquis Ito - George Trumbull Ladd

[108] For the text of this new Convention, which is remarkable at once for its brevity and its comprehensive indefiniteness, the reader is referred to Appendix C. In view of the claims that the Convention of 1905 could not have been consented to by the Emperor because it does not bear his signature, or that it did not have the consent of the Ministers, because they did not all sign it, attention is called to the fact that the new Convention is signed only by Marquis Ito and the Korean Prime Minister.

[109] One of the leaders of the riot of July 19th confessed that he was betrayed into his action by the false report of the Taihan Mai-il Shimpo (or Korean edition of the Korean Daily News—Mr. Bethell’s paper), that the Emperor would be forced to go to Japan to apologize for The Hague incident. On reading the Japanese-Korean Convention, however, he was surprised at the moderation of Japan, and considered himself a fool for being deceived by the paper. This is only one of innumerable instances illustrating the truth that the English editor of this paper, and his American coadjutor have, of late, probably done more mischief to the Korean nation than any other persons except the Emperor and his small coterie of corrupt Court officials.

[110] The word thus translated, however, means “paid” troops rather than volunteers.

[111] How dangerous is prophecy touching the future of the Far East is well illustrated by the following passage quoted from Mr. Whigham’s generally calm and fair book on Manchuria and Korea, p. 49. Speaking of the mistake which Japan made in not preventing Russia from building the Manchurian Railway, Mr. Whigham says: “On the other hand, one is more and more convinced that what used to be talked about a short time ago as the inevitable war between Russia and Japan is destined to end in smoke, since the Japanese have already lost their great opportunity.” This was written as of July, 1901. Less than three years later “the inevitable war” began in the “smoke” of battle, and ended with Japan in possession of this same Manchurian Railway.

INDEX

Agriculture, state of, [92 f.], [122 f.], [127 f.], [301 f.], [303], [304 f.];
founding Station and School of, [122 f.], [126], [302]
Alexeieff, M. Kir, doings of, in Korea, [224 f.]
Allen, H. N. (Acting Minister), on education in Korea, [327]
An Chung-ho, [107]
Bell, the Great, at Seoul, [26], [31 f.], [179 f.]
Bethell, Mr., Editor Korean Daily News, [158]
Bingham, Minister, [197 f.]
Bishop, Mrs., quoted, [390]
Brinkley, quoted, [184], [192], [193]
Brown, Mr. J. McLeavy, Director of Customs, [224 f.], [360]
Buddha, “The Great White,” [137 f.]
Buddhism, condition of, in Korea, [133 f.], [137]
Bunki, nature of, [342 f.]
Chemulpo, visit to, [113 f.];
population of, [114];
appearance of, [114 f.];
harbor of, [115]
China, influence of, on Korea, [181 f.], [190], [194], [202 f.], [253], [296];
its claims of suzerainty, [189 f.], [191 f.], [194], [196 f.], [199], [203], [211 f.], [216 f.];
soldiers of, in Korea, [203 f.], [205 f.], [214];
war with, [214 f.];
present condition of, [444 f.]
Cockburn, Mr., British Consul-General, [131 f.], [134 f.]
Confucianism, of Korea, characterized, [181 f.], [296]
Conventions (see also [Treaties]), with China, [210 f.];
Yamagata-Lobanoff, [224 f.];
of Nov., 1904, with Korea, [252-279], [414];
of July, 1907, [419], [431 f.], [433];
disorder following, [434 f.]
Councillor, in Privy Council, new office created, [82]
Court, the Korean, corruptions of, [151 f.], [297], [452];
cowardice of, [182 f.];
“Purification” of, [297], [452 f.]
Crown Prince (now Emperor), [298 note]
Curzon, Hon. George N., quoted, [402]
Daily News, the Korean, [42], [52], [62 f.];
announces commission to The Hague, [83 f.];
attacks Dr. Jones, [355]
Education, condition of, in Korea, [325-339];
earlier efforts at reform of, [327 f.];
modern organization of, [330 f.], [335 f.];
missionary work in, [332 f.];
attitude of Koreans toward, [334];
interest of Japan in, [336]
Ellis, Mr. Wm. T., [367]
Emperor, of Korea (now ex-Emperor), audience with, [44 f.], [147 f.];
personal appearance of, [44 f.];
message to, [148 f.];
character of, [151 f.], [154 f.], [158], [175 f.], [235 f.], [282 f.], [286 f.];
renounces suzerainty of China, [216 f.];
flees to Russian Legation, [220];
subsequent behavior, [233 f.];
treachery of, [242], [244], [246], [298], [361], [415], [428 f.];
receives letter from Emperor of Japan, [254];
his part in Convention of 1904, [256 f.], [259 f.], [268 f.], [274 f.], [415 f.];
abdication of, [423], [428]
Epworth League, fate of, in Korea, [38]
Eui Wha, Prince, [17], [75 f.]
Foulk, Ensign George C., report of, to United States, [200 f.], [203], [204 f.];
quoted, [376]
Fusan, town of, [15 f.], [140 f.], [142];
public park in, [15], [142];
reception at, [16 f.], [140 f.], [143];
lectures at, [142];
schools of, [142];
revolt of settlers in, [185]
Gale, Dr., quoted, [378]
General Sherman, the visit of the, to Korea, [191]
Hague, Peace Conference of, Korean Commissioners to, [83 f.], [298], [414], [416];
Japanese press concerning, [418 f.];
action of Tokyo Government, [419]
Hai-tai, the, [28]
Hall, of “Audience,” [29];
of “Congratulations,” [30]
Hamilton, Angus, quoted, [377]
Han, Korean Prime Minister in 1904, [263 f.], [266 note], [267]
Hanyang, town of, predecessor to Seoul, [22], [32]
Harris, Bishop M. C., quoted, [397]
Hay, Secretary, efforts of, [236 f.]
Hayashi, Minister in Korea, [260], [263], [269];
special Ambassador to Korea, [419 f.], [421 f.]
Hershey, quoted, [219 f.], [223 f.]
Hideyoshi, the invasion of, [15 f.], [25], [90 f.], [183 f.], [187 f.];
war with Prince Mori, [145]
Hiro-Mura, trip to, [6 f.]
Hulbert, Mr. Homer B., leaves Seoul, [83 f.];
on Korean history, [182];
quoted, [183], [236], [289], [290], [291], [293], [295], [336];
charges of, examined, [375]
Ichihara, Mr., President of “Economies Club,” [55 f.]
Il Chin-hoi (Society), memorial of, to Ministers, [76 f.];
to Residency-General, [430 f.]
Independence Arch, [43], [132]
Independence Hall, [43];
lecture at, [52]
Industrial Training School, founded at Seoul, [128 f.]
Inouye, Count, negotiates treaty with Korea, [107 f.];
later visit of, as ambassador, [205 f.];
administration in Korea, [218 f.];
views on Commission to The Hague, [417 f.]
Ito, Prince Hirobumi, invitation of, [3 f.], [8 f.], [14], [37 f.], [40 f.], [56];
attitude of, toward Korea, [8 f.], [55 f.], [64], [139], [157], [164 f.], [169 f.], [226], [395 f.];
work of, in Korea, [86 f.], [168 f.], [173 f.], [253 f.], [287 f.], [298], [301 f.], [330 f.], [341 f.], [355 f.], [412];
negotiates treaty with China, [194 f.], [210 f.];
speech of (1898), [226 f.];
visits Peking, [231];
and St. Petersburg, [232];
negotiates Conventions with Korea, [252 f.], [256], [260 f.];
in Convention of 1907, [421], [424], [432 f.];
enlarged plans of, [441];
visits Tokyo, Aug., 1907, [442]
Iyeyasu, treatment of Korea by, [189 f.]
Japanese, characteristics of, [1 f.], [55], [121 f.], [183], [431 f.], [454], [457];
invasion by, [15 f.], [25], [183 f.];
settlements of, in Korea, [15 f.], [19], [114], [143 f.], [450 f.];
as an audience, [55], [97];
relations of, to Koreans, [55 f.], [59 f.], [91], [109 f.], [119 f.], [150 f.], [171 f.], [202 f.], [368 f.], [393 f.], [458];
ladies in Seoul, [57 f.]
Japan Times, quoted, [418 f.]
Jones, Dr. G. Heber, quoted, [22], [23], [27], [89], [168 f.], [179], [425];
assistance by, in work, [48], [49], [52 f.], [59], [113 f.];
interview of, with Marquis Ito, [63 f.];
attack upon, [355 note]
Justice, the Public, previous condition of, [340 f.], [343], [345], [347 f.], [369];
use of torture, [340 f.], [375 f.];
attempts at reform of, [341 f.], [343 f.], [349 f.];
police system, [345 f.];
courts of, [347 f.]
Kabayama, Admiral, visits Korea, [205 f.]
Kang, chief Eunuch, [154]
Kenochi, Mr., Resident at Chemulpo, [117]
Kikuchi, Mr., Resident at Pyeng-yang, [100]
Kimmei, Korean envoy to, [186]
Kim Ok-kiun, [31];
murder of, [213]
Kim Tuk-nyung, Korean general, [183]
Korea, country of, [19 f.], [92 f.], [113 f.], [301];
hunting tigers in, [120 f.];
historical relations of, to Japan, [179-251];
reasons for its degradation, [180 f.];
treaty of 1876 with, [182];
trade relations with Japan, [185 f.], [356];
control of, by Japan, [242 f.], [452 f.];
resources of, [300 f.], [303 f.], [310 f.], [322 f.];
reforestation of, [306 f.], [308 f.];
mines of, [309 f.], [361 f.];
customs of, [313 f.], [324 f.];
finances of, [315 f.], [318 f.], [320 f.], [356 f.];
debt of, [324];
foreign trade of, [356 f.]
Koreans, the condition of, [8 f.], [60], [158 f.], [160 f.], [180 f.];
characteristics of, [86 f.], [105 f.], [120], [129], [162 f.], [180 f.], [289 f.], [295 f.], [428 f.];
independence of, [8 f.], [169], [174 f.], [216 f.], [296 f.], [336 note];
intrigues of, [8], [10 f.], [66], [68 f.], [85 f.], [105], [171 f.], [201 f.], [218 f.], [371 f.];
appearance of, [18], [47 f.], [292], [294];
superstitions of, [23 f.], [131], [293 f.], [391];
burial places of, [23 f.], [132 f.];
as an audience, [47 f.], [51 f.];
women, [57 f.], [86 f.], [294];
murder Japanese, [202], [206 f.], [399], [425];
as workmen, [292 f.];
emigration of, [364 f.];
religious condition of, [390 f.], [392 f.]
Korean Review, quoted, [315], [327], [328 f.]
Kublai Khan, Embassy of, [187]
Kuroda, General, makes treaty with Korea, [182], [197 f.]
Kuruda, Mr., villa of, [141 f.]
Kwon, Minister of War, attempted assassination of, [66 f.], [70 f.];
address of, at Suwon, [127]
Lady Om, address at school of, [54 f.], [155]
Lawrence, Prof., on Convention of Feb., 1904, [247 f.]
Laws, absence of code of, [341 f.];
affecting real estate, [342 f.];
and mines, [362 f.]
Li Hung Chang, [13];
negotiates treaty with Japan, [209]
Manchurian Question, the, [229-233], [236]
Megata, Mr., appointed “Financial Adviser,” [246 f.], [315];
work of, [246 f.], [301], [308], [315 f.], [318 f.], [320 f.], [355]
Min, the Family, [200], [201 f.], [203 f.]
Min Hyung-sik, Vice-Minister of Education, [51], [72], [74]
Min Yung-whong, commits suicide, [278 f.]
Ministry, the Korean, change in personnel, [76 f.];
and character of office, [80 f.], [246], [252];
position of, in Russian Legation, [222 f.];
behavior of, in 1907, [420], [421]
Missions, success of, in Korea, [61], [93 f.], [404 f.], [408 f.], [441];
founding of, [116], [401], [403], [404 f.];
schools of, [332 f.];
differing views as to, [388 f.], [400];
need of civil support, [394 f.], [412];
work of woman in, [400 f.];
persecution of, by Koreans, [401], [402];
the Roman Catholic, [403 f.];
the Protestant, [404 f.];
“Great Revival” among the, [408 f.], [410 f.]
Missionaries, attitude of, [58 f.], [60], [166 f.], [396 f.], [398];
complaints of, [62 f.], [368];
educational work of, [332 f.];
difficulties of, [392 f.], [401 f.];
martyrs among, [401 f.]
Mollendorff, M. von, action of, in Korea, [207 f.]
Mongols, invasions of, [184 f.]
Moore, Digest of International Law, quoted, [211 f.]
Nagasaki, visit to, [12 f.]
Nam-san, view from, [23], [40];
wild-cats on, [39 f.]
Noble, Dr., [93], [102], [106], [110]
Norman, Henry, quoted, [377]
Pagoda, the Marble, [32 f.];
the “Pagoda Incident,” [384]
Pak, Acting Prime Minister, attempted assassination of, [66];
resigns, [77];
action as Minister of Foreign Affairs, [264], [268 f.]
Pak Yong-hio, conduct of, [428 f.]
Pak Yong-hwa, assassination of, [68]
Palaces, the “Special South,” [27];
the “Mulberry,” [27 f.], [287];
the “Palace of Beautiful Blessing,” [28 f.];
East Palace, [30 f.];
the present residence, described, [44 f.], [153 f.]
Pavloff, M., Minister to Korea, [227 f.], [237 f.]
“Peony Point,” visit to, [100 f.]
Po-an, Secret Society, suppressed, [244]
Prince, the “little” (Son of Lady Om), appearance of, [44 f.];
made Crown Prince, [441]
Protectorate, the Japanese, effect of, on business, [118 f.], [352 f.];
Protocols establishing, [245 f.], [248], [253], [433];
Prof. Lawrence on, [247 f.];
as arranged in Nov., 1904, [253 f.], [264 f.], [272 f.];
false reports concerning, [253 note] [f.], [378 f.];
as affecting foreign relations, [352 f.], [354 f.];
extended to home affairs, [433 f.];
prospects of, [446 f.]
Protocols, with Russia (1896), [224];
Nishi-Rosen (1898), [225];
with Korea (Feb., 1904), [245 f.], [255], [273];
and (Aug., 1904), [245 f.], [248], [255], [273]
Puk Han, as mountain fortress, [22], [133];
excursion to, [131 f.];
walls of, [133], [135 f.];
flora of, [134]
Pyeng-yang, invitation to, [43 f.];
history of, [90 f.], [100 f.];
Japanese in, [91], [97 f.], [383 f.];
visit to, [90 f.], [110];
missions in, [63 f.], [107 f.], [110];
audiences in, [93 f.], [96 f.], [107];
improvements in, [98 f.], [101];
theological students of, [102 f.], [104], [107 f.];
Governor of, [103 f.];
stud-farm at, [383 f.]
Queen, the late, her assassination, [30], [219 f.];
character of, [283 f.]
Railways, Fusan-Seoul, [16 f.], [139 f.];
Seoul-Pyeng-yang, [92];
Seoul-Electric, [230 f.];
the Sanyo, [246];
construction of, in Korea, [373 f.], [379 f.]
Resident-General (see also [Ito]), interests of, [8 f.], [122 f.], [129 f.], [169 f.], [175 f.];
social influence of, [86 f.];
creation of office of, [270 f.];
scope of present power of, [452 f.]
Reynolds, Rev. Mr., skill as linguist, [48 f.]
Rockhill, Minister, on China’s suzerainty over Korea, [198 f.];
on the Manchurian Question, [236]
Root, Secretary, recognizes Japanese Protectorate, [249]
Russia, Treaty of, with Japan, [9 f.];
domination of, in Korea, [221 f.], [227 f.], [230 f.], [236 f.];
negotiations with, [239 f.]
Saga Party, the, [193 f.]
Saionji, Marquis, Ambassador to Korea, [216]
Schools, in Korea, [17 f.], [142], [325], [330], [332], [335]
Scranton, Dr. W. B., [63], [404]
Seoul, arrived at, [19 f.];
aspects of, [20 f.], [23], [34 f.], [130];
meaning of word, [22];
walls of, [24 f.];
gates of, [25 f.];
palaces of, [27 f.];
lectures at, [43 f.], [54 f.];
foreigners in, [85 f.];
influence as capital city, [88 f.];
departure from, [139 f.]
Seoul Press, the, quoted, [66 f.], [70 f.], [99 f.], [122 f.], [160 f.], [301 f.], [415]
Shimonoseki, Treaty of, [13]
Sill, American Minister, report of, [214 f.]
Son-o-gong, [26]
Sontag, Miss, [20]
Speyer, M. de, policy of, [225]
Stevens, Hon. D. W., [140], [205 f.];
on Korean complaints, [171 f.];
his account of Count Inouye’s Embassy, [205-209];
on outbreak of war, [243];
appointed “Adviser” on Foreign Affairs, [246];
quoted, [269], [315], [342], [353], [370], [376]
Suwon, Agricultural Station and School at, [122 f.], [126 f.];
excursion to, [126 f.]
Tablet, the Tortoise, [33]
Tai Won Kun, the quarrels of, with Queen, [26], [201 f.], [218], [219 f.], [284];
builds palace, [28], [306];
character of, [282 f.], [401], [402];
persecutes Christians, [400], [401 f.]
Takezoye, Minister at Korea, [405 f.]
Tokugawa, Prince, his visit to Korea, [75 f.], [88]
Tokugawas, the, their treatment of Korea, [189 f.]
Tong Hak, rebellion of, [213 f.], [216 f.]
Townsend, Mr. W. D., [116], [118 f.]
Treaties (see also [Conventions]), with Japan, in 1876, [182], [197 f.];
the Shufeldt, [192];
Japan and China, [210 f.]
Tsushima, relations of, to Korea, [15], [185]
United States, relations of, to Korea, [191 f.], [197 f.], [199], [211 f.], [216], [236], [249];
Foreign Relations (Reports), quoted, [216], [249];
recognizes Japanese Protectorate, [249 f.]
Waeber, M., Russian Minister in Korea, [223]
Wakayama, visit to, [8 f.]
Walls, of Seoul, [24 f.];
of Puk Han, [133], [135]
Whigham, quoted, [245], [296], [445 note]
Wilkinson, The Government of Korea, quoted, [212 f.]
Yagi, Capt., [1 f.]
Yang-ban, the Korean, [39], [74], [156];
baleful influence of, [112 f.], [156 f.], [287 f.];
character of certain, described, [288 f.], [291]
Yi, Korean admiral, [183], [189]
Yi Hy-eung (see [Emperor, now ex-Emperor])
Yi Wan-yong, appointed Prime Minister, [77 f.];
action of, in Nov., 1904, [264 f.];
signs Convention of 1907, [432]
Yi Yong-ik, Emperor’s favorite, [235], [243], [286]
Yi Yong-tai, [70], [73], [74]
Yomiuri, Japanese paper, extract from, [167 f.]
Young Men’s Christian Association, invitation from, [38 f.], [42];
assistance of, [42 f.], [53], [407];
lectures at, [43 f.], [47 f.], [54 f.];
Korean helpers of, [50 f.], [83 f.];
subsidy to, [396];
success of, [407]
Yuan Shi Kai, doings in Korea, [31], [210 f.], [212]
Yun Chi-ho, Mr., [39]
Zumoto, Mr., [13], [92], [113]